Warbird Adventures...

[JimH]

Thanks again, glad you guys like them. One thing I have always wanted to do was "then and now" photos. I found some shots of Hitler on Adam Carr's site "tracesofevil.com.. They are photos taken during his 1940 visit to his old WWI haunts. We are staying in Ypers today and I found all but one place that he visited. We also spent a good amount of time visiting key Battle of the Bulge sites...really cool to stand where it happened.

Jim


Menin Gate Ypres

Hitlers entourage on the same spot in 1940

Flanders Museum today...

Hitler and his staff about to turn the same corner

Hitler visiting the Menin Gate

same spot 2014

[JimH]

Easy Company at Foy...tons of foxholes still recognizable




Looking down toward Foy...cold and foggy morning


Pattons grave, overlooking a silent Army

[Mark Allen M]

Thx for posting Jim. I've been over there to a few in those places and have done similar things as stand in the same spots where this type of history occurred. I found it fascinating (not so interesting for the female companion though lol) Foy was especially interesting as it was so quiet when I was there. Two uncles KIA during and shortly after the bulge which lent to a flood of emotions. I plan to visit more battlefields in the Pacific theater again soon as well. I usually find I prefer to visit these sites alone though as not too many folks in my world seem to experience the same fascination and interest, which actually is fine with me as then there are no distractions to my personal thoughts and feelings. These sites require silence and reflection and not chatter or noise IMHO.

Thx again and I also find before and after photos to be fascinating. I'm beginning to incorporate them in some of my threads.

M

[Iclo]

Hi Jim,

I hope you enjoy your time in our country.

Thanks for the pictures.

Regards

Loïc

[JimH]

WIX day at Gulf port... Matt Jolley kindly let me fly his Chipmunk....what an awesome awesome machine! can't wait to do it again!

[JimH]

Loved France and Belgium, great time and we saw ALOT. I hadn't planned on doing any then and now images until I saw the itinerary and realized we were taking the same route Adolf took when he made his way to Paris after the Blitz. He revisited his old WWI haunts which was about the same course that our trip took.

Vimy Ridge Memorial

1940


Site of the Malmedy Massacre


Eiffel Tower


General MaCauliffe's 101st HQ where he issued "NUTS" Bastogne


Frank Currey earned the MOH defending this bridge near Malmedy...


St Vith Ridge...heavy fighting was seen here during the Bulge and foxholes are still visible all over the woods

[JimH]

a few more from the tour of the front...

parkers crossroads...or the Alamo http://106thinfantry.webs.com/parkerscrossroads.htm


Dick Winters jacket


Houfalize now


then


Just over this ridge is the airfield at Y29


another of AH touring Ypres


same place today


Fort de Seclin, used by the Germans to hold French resistance fighters...69 were executed here




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[JimH]

and let us not forget the air...standing there in Northern France it was hard not to look skyward and not think of the thousands of aircraft that traversed this airspace during WWII.

[RacingMustang]

Awesome pictures Jim. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Particularly love the before and after shots...really brings the history home.

[JimH]

move from New Orleans to Lake Charles...

[JimH]

[JimH]

Hero 3 Camera...borrowed this one...liked it, bought one today. still have to figure out the filter.

[JimH]

Move into Hooks today...3 ship arrival...and a flyover of the USS Texas

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[Lynn Allen]

Fly Safe Jim and looking for to catching up with you next week at Dallas Love...

Lynn

[JimH]

You bet Lynn! hopefully it doesn't rain or hail this year!!

Jim